Department of Communication Studies

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The Department of Communication Studies is an academic unit at Northwestern University's School of Communication that focuses on the study of human communication, media, and related social processes.

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Label	Occurrences
Department of Communication Studies canonical	2

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3618788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Department of Communication Studies
Context triple: [School of Communication at Northwestern University, hasAcademicUnit, Department of Communication Studies]

A. Department of Communication & Media Studies
The Department of Communication & Media Studies is an academic unit focused on teaching and researching media, communication processes, and their social, cultural, and technological impacts.
B. Department of Media and Communication
The Department of Media and Communication is an academic unit at the University of Oslo that focuses on research and education in media studies, communication, and related social science fields.
C. Department of Communication
The Department of Communication is an academic unit at Cornell University known for research and teaching on how communication processes shape science, technology, media, and society.
D. School of Communication
The School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago is an academic unit focused on media, journalism, public relations, advertising, and related communication disciplines.
E. School of Communication
The School of Communication is an academic division of Texas Southern University that offers programs focused on media, journalism, public relations, and related communication fields.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Communication Studies
Target entity description: The Department of Communication Studies is an academic unit at Northwestern University's School of Communication that focuses on the study of human communication, media, and related social processes.

A. Department of Communication & Media Studies
The Department of Communication & Media Studies is an academic unit focused on teaching and researching media, communication processes, and their social, cultural, and technological impacts.
B. Department of Media and Communication
The Department of Media and Communication is an academic unit at the University of Oslo that focuses on research and education in media studies, communication, and related social science fields.
C. Department of Communication
The Department of Communication is an academic unit at Cornell University known for research and teaching on how communication processes shape science, technology, media, and society.
D. School of Communication
The School of Communication at Northwestern University is a renowned academic division specializing in fields such as media, performance, communication studies, and related disciplines.
E. School of Communication
The School of Communication is an academic division of Texas Southern University that offers programs focused on media, journalism, public relations, and related communication fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ university department ⓘ
academicDiscipline	communication ⓘ media and communication ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
affiliation	Big Ten Academic Alliance ⓘ
campus	Evanston campus of Northwestern University ⓘ linked to: Evanston lakefront campus
city	Evanston ⓘ linked to: Evanston, Illinois
country	United States of America ⓘ
employs	communication scholars ⓘ research faculty ⓘ teaching faculty ⓘ
fieldOfWork	communication studies ⓘ health communication ⓘ human communication ⓘ interpersonal communication ⓘ media and communication policy ⓘ media studies ⓘ organizational communication ⓘ political communication ⓘ rhetorical studies ⓘ technology and society ⓘ
focusesOn	study of human communication ⓘ study of media ⓘ study of social processes related to communication ⓘ
hasStudentLevel	doctoral ⓘ graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ
hasType	research-intensive department ⓘ
hostInstitution	communication research centers at Northwestern University ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
offersDegree	Bachelor of Science in Communication ⓘ Master’s degree in communication-related fields ⓘ PhD in Communication Studies ⓘ
offersProgram	graduate programs in communication ⓘ undergraduate major in Communication Studies ⓘ undergraduate minor in Communication Studies ⓘ
parentOrganization	Northwestern University ⓘ
partOf	Northwestern University ⓘ School of Communication (Northwestern University) ⓘ linked to: Northwestern University School of Communication
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ
university	Northwestern University ⓘ
website	https://communication.northwestern.edu/communication-studies ⓘ

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School of Communication at Northwestern University → hasAcademicUnit → Department of Communication Studies ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Communication

Northwestern University School of Communication → hasDepartment → Department of Communication Studies ⓘ

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